by TurkeyPurge | Mar 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Hakan Sukur’s father in law Mustafa Sertbas has been detained over a power of attorney the former football star issued for him, media said Monday. Sertbas was caught when a notary public in Istanbul’s Beyoglu where he had planned to get the power of attorney reported...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Former football player Uğur Boral was briefly detained over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement, according to Haberturk daily newspaper. The 35-year-old former footballer who player for, among other clubs, Fenerbahce and Besiktas, was detained as part of an...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An arrest warrant has been issued for renowned Turkish international soccer player Hakan Şükür for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his son on his Twitter account, the Evrensel daily reported on Tuesday. An İstanbul court decided to issue an arrest...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Senate of Turkey’s Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University has unanimously decided to revoke an honorary doctorate granted to renowned Turkish international soccer player Hakan Şükür over alleged ties to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused by Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | May 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Doğan news agency has dismissed its reporter Kadir Çetinçalı who defended Hakan Şükür during a general assembly meeting to expel former star along with hundreds of others from the club. A total of 2,750 members were expelled from Galatasaray football club over alleged...
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